Matthew 10:25. If they have called; as they had already done (see chap. Matthew 9:34; comp. chap. Matthew 12:24).

Beelzebub, more correctly ‘Beelzebul.' The former (‘lord of flies') was the name of a Philistine idol. ‘Beelzebul' means either, (1) ‘lord of dung,' the word being changed from Beelzebub to Beelzebul to admit of this contemptuous sense; or (2) ‘lord of the habitation.' The latter corresponds better with the expression, ‘master of the house.' Satan is referred to, but with a special reference to the indwelling of evil spirits in man; Satan being their lord. This view agrees with the allusions to a ‘house' in connection with the casting out of devils, in chap. Matthew 12:25; Matthew 12:29; Matthew 12:44-45.

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